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Arete (Greek: Ἀρετή) is a term meaning "virtue" or "excellence".

Arete, Arête, or Areté may also refer to:

History

• Arete of Cyrene, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher
• Arete (daughter of Dionysius), daughter of Dionysius I of Syracuse and wife of Dion (tyrant of Syracuse)

Mythology

• Queen Arete (mythology), a character in Homer's Odyssey

Science

• 197 Arete, an asteroid
• Arete, a genus of snapping shrimps in family Alpheidae

Geography

• Arête, a thin ridge of rock formed by glaciers
• Arête, in climbing, an outward-facing corner between two steep faces

Art

• Areté, an arts magazine

Fiction

• Princess Arete, a 2001 animated Japanese film and its title character

Locations

Placenames normally transliterated Areti

• Areti, Cyclades, a village on the island of Milos, Cyclades
• Areti, Elis, a village in Elis
• Areti, Ioannina, a village in the Ioannina regional unit
• Areti, Thessaloniki, a village in the Thessaloniki regional unit

See also

• Aretes (Greek: Ἀρέτης), Macedonian General

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